A spokesman for the Taliban, meanwhile, shared a tweet stating that there was no link between the group and the bombing.

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“The attack on the wedding hall is a brutal act,” the spokesperson said. “The Islamic Emirate condemns it in the strongest terms. We share the sorrow of the people.”

But Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani said on Twitter that the "Taliban cannot absolve themselves of blame for they provide platform for terrorists."

Afghanistan Interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said that casualties included women and children, Reuters noted. The news service added that images showed a wedding hall with bodies strewn over tables and chairs on a carpet stained with blood.

According to reports, about 1,000 wedding guests at the Dubai city wedding hall at the time of the suicide bombing.

The attack came as the Trump administration and the Taliban negotiate a possible agreement that would include a U.S. troop withdrawal from the region.